Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron forrestii Balf.f.ex Diels |
Synonyms | Rhododendron repens Balf.f. & Forrest |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, rigid, obovate to orbiculate, 1-3cm, adaxially green, glabrous, abaxially pale purple or green, flowers solitary, tubular-campanulate, 3-4cm long |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | crimson |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | procumbent shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
forrestii papillatum D.F.Chamb., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37(2): 338 (1979)
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